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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 11 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6400
7100
6600
4650
5450
4400
3450
5700
4250
3450
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-1
-1
-5
-1
0
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-1
0
-5
min °C
-6
-5
-3
-6
-4
-2
-5
-4
-2
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-11
 chill °C
-13
-13
-9
-13
-10
-8
-11
-9
-6
-10
-8
-8
-11
-11
-12
-21
Freezing level m
3150
3450
4100
3250
3500
4150
3400
3600
3950
3500
3550
3900
3400
3550
4200
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-2-6-3-1-5-3-2-5-3-3-5-3-2-8-224-224034023-123-5
Sunrise
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:30
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:05
—
—
5:04
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
0.0 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 112).
0
36 km E
2839m alt.
51 minutes ago
2°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 164).
8
37 km S
2385m alt.
42 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 222).
0
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
54 minutes ago
2°C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 267).
19
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
46 minutes ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 198).
8

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.